A day in the life of a development chemist: Morven McAlpine

By Morven McAlpine and James Berressem2007-03-01T00:00:00

Morven McAlpine has spent the past two years working for ICI Imagedata as a development chemist. She talks to James Berressem about her typical day

Based in Brantham, Essex, ICI Imagedata manufacture consumables used in digital printing. These products include the media printer manufacturers use in their machines to produce photographic quality images in less than a minute. Working in the R&D department, which comprises 10 staff, Morven and a colleague are the team responsible for developing coatings used on media for printing images on plastic cards, eg driving licences, gym memberships etc.

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